Gym time - Saxperience

daveg1 · 8th October 2011, 18:40

So how long do you guys spend at the gym. I'm following a routine at the moment which excluding cardio takes about 40 mins, but I've noticed some people spend hours working out. Surley lifting wieghts for so long cant be right

MickyWelsh172 · 8th October 2011, 18:41

Im with you mate, when i go by myself, i will be there usually 45 minutes, or with a friend we can be there like 2 hours?

I cant see what i can do to workout longer, as i do 3 sets of 10 on the machines, should i be going abck around doing them again....?

rey · 8th October 2011, 18:46

I'm normally lifting for around 50 mins, if I do cardio I'm there for around an hour and a half-ish

daveg1 · 8th October 2011, 19:07

Glad it's not just me then. I tend run for 20-30 mins. Then with lifting I do 3 or 4 exercises 5 sets of 5. Which takes 40mins. I guess if you do high reps for toning then you might take longer.

e8_pqck · 8th October 2011, 19:07

sounds about right. im in for less amount of time these days, no need to be there for hours, get home and eat instead!

shell-vt · 8th October 2011, 19:50

my partner used to spend 10 mins warm up 90,mins training 10 mins cool down but now after 10yrs of training he,s not into it, still a big lad but not as defigned..

shell-vt · 8th October 2011, 19:54

or and ex recon legion etrangere 1990.s

GaryKiddd · 9th October 2011, 00:06

If you want to see proper results you'll not work out for hours, and you'll not work out everyday,

'I work out for 5 Hours everyday' May look good on paper, but it surely won't bring about crazy results.

If your serious about your training, re-search P90x or Insanity. Seriously.

DusheR · 9th October 2011, 17:54

Time spent in the gym or 'volume' (Amount of sets, exercises etc) is detimined by how much abuse your body can take. If your using steroids you can train longer, if your workout nutrition is spot on you can train longer. But if your natural and your diet is the pits then you will 'overtrain' very easily.

Overtraining is a popular subject because many people can different opinions. But I just think its a matter of trial and error for the gym goer. If your DOMS are too great, then train less and visa vera.

CraigLovelock · 10th October 2011, 18:26

By myself, like 50 mins or so.

With a mate, 2 hours maybe. But this is including a bit of talking, messing around etc.

Also if the boxing equipment comes out means it could be a late night

e8_pqck · 10th October 2011, 18:31

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Originally Posted by CraigLovelock

By myself, like 50 mins or so.

With a mate, 2 hours maybe. But this is including a bit of talking, messing around etc.

Also if the boxing equipment comes out means it could be a late night

does messing around mean swapping underpants in the toilet?

b0t13 · 10th October 2011, 20:23

rofl...

i spend about 1 1/2hours in gym, just ordered some more jack3d to give me a kick up the arse and cut that time down abit

welshy23 · 10th October 2011, 22:42

1hr 30 almost every time we go. Any longer your either overtraining or doing to many muscle groups at once.

JamesR^m · 10th October 2011, 23:49

Went the gym for a while but stopped, can get everything I need to do in the house or down the Boxing gym so it was pointless tbh If my goal was to get enormous then I would but it's not lol - But when I did go I spent between an hour and an hour and a half, some might say too much but some of it was spend doing cardio

Giraffe · 11th October 2011, 08:41

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Originally Posted by JamesR

Went the gym for a while but stopped, can get everything I need to do in the house or down the Boxing gym so it was pointless tbh

If my goal was to get enormous then I would but it's not lol

Fantastic response.

As for the gym, about an hour, but really shouldn't go over the 45 minute mark...

JamesR^m · 11th October 2011, 12:47

Is that sarcastic ^

b0t13 · 11th October 2011, 14:50

i think it was lol

JamesR^m · 11th October 2011, 15:13

Yeah I thought so as well, he seems to have some sort of personal vendetta against me

Giraffe · 11th October 2011, 16:06

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Originally Posted by JamesR

Yeah I thought so as well, he seems to have some sort of personal vendetta against me

What exactly did you think when you wrote the reply? "Well, this guy wants to know how long people spend in the gym, so I'll tell him I don't even go to a gym any more and not even bother answering the question." I don't have any vendetta against you, you aren't worth it, just some of your responses are proper head scratchers.

JamesR^m · 11th October 2011, 16:14

"you aren't worth it" - Did you seriously just say that

And awfully sorry? I have edited it to say how long I used to spend in the gym, sorry for the error sir.